Automotive Quality Engineer - Global Impact, 27 Vacation Days

Brink Group; Staphorst; On-site; EUR 56,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 vacation days

13 ADV days

Travel expense scheme

Bicycle lease program

Dutch Metalektro CLA

Job summary

Brink Group is seeking an Automotive Quality Engineer to ensure product and process conformance to customer and regulatory requirements. You will lead quality activities across development, qualification and production, coordinating documentation for customer approvals and driving continuous improvement.

You bring expertise in IATF 16949, APQP/PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, MSA and SPC, plus strong 8D and root-cause analysis capabilities, working with automotive customers and cross-functional teams

Qualifications

• At least a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, such as Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a comparable technical field.
• Demonstrable knowledge and practical experience with IATF 16949
• Practical experience with APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, MSA and SPC
• Strong experience with 8D, root-cause analysis and corrective action processes
• The ability to read and interpret technical drawings, specifications and customer documentation
• Experience with measurement and inspection techniques and statistical processes
• Experience working with automotive customers and multidisciplinary project teams
• Experience preparing and leading internal audits and supporting customer and certification audits
• Strong analytical, structured and problem-solving skills
• Professional written and verbal communication skills in English
• You take ownership, communicate clearly and remain effective when quality issues require quick and well-founded decisions

Responsibilities

• Ensuring compliance with IATF 16949, VDA, customer-specific requirements, regulatory requirements and internal quality standards.
• Leading Quality activities within new product and process development and preparing and coordinating documentation and obtaining customer approval within agreed timelines.
• Providing Quality input during project planning, design reviews, process development and Gate Reviews.
• Participating in Design and Process FMEAs and ensuring risks and appropriate controls are addressed.
• Developing and reviewing Control Plans, inspection requirements, measurement systems, MSA and SPC activities.
• Acting as the primary Quality contact for customers during projects and complaint handling and supporting customer visits, customer audits and certification audits;
• Leading 8D problem solving, including containment, root-cause analysis, corrective actions and verification of effectiveness.
• Monitoring complaints, quality trends and SPC data and translating these into preventive and corrective improvement actions.
• Escalating risks that could affect customer approval, product conformity, timing, cost or customer production.

Skills

IATF 16949

APQP/PPAP

FMEA & Control Plans

8D problem solving

Root-cause analysis

SPC & MSA

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Brink Group is seeking an Automotive Quality Engineer to ensure product and process conformance to customer and regulatory requirements. You will lead quality activities across development, qualification and production, coordinating documentation for customer approvals and driving continuous improvement.

You bring expertise in IATF 16949, APQP/PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, MSA and SPC, plus strong 8D and root-cause analysis capabilities, working with automotive customers and cross-functional teams